I'm sorry

Posted by LFM from Hadzii.dw.net on February 24, 1999 at 19:03:21:

In Reply to: Protect yourself from impersonation posted by Micah on February 24, 1999 at 18:30:38:

: Recently there has been another spate of troublemakers posing
: as Forum regulars. I'm very wary of requiring registration
: to post, as it will discourage the casual visitor. However, I
: can't just let this go on without any action, so I've come up
: with a compromise.

: I'm compiling a list of names and IP patterns which is checked
: when any message is posted. If there is a mismatch, a message
: in red is prepended to the message, warning the reader that
: the message is suspect.

: Anyone who wants to protect their good name from impersonations
: should send me details of their posting habits. I can
: accommodate multiple machines and a variety of pattern matching.
: I need the nickname/handle/pseudonym you want protected and
: the pattern of the IPs you post from.

: For example, if you have a dialup PPP connection at home
: your IP address probably changes every time you dialup, and at
: work, you might post occasionally on your lunchhour from
: your desk. Your information might be something like:

: Rocky Racoon
: ends with ppp.dialup.net
: cube42.megacorp.com

: If you know how to formulate regular
: expressions, I can use those directly, otherwise just describe
: the pattern you see in your posts in plain English.

: After you send your information, I'll give you the URL to a test
: area where you can post from the machines you have access to,
: and make sure your legitimate posts don't raise any red flags.

: --Micah

I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused. It really probably is my fault that those two did those things. They're jerks and I shouldn't have let them see what I was doing. I'm really sorry that these measures have to be taken.

LFM

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No need to be... Micah 19:58:00 2/24/99 (0)
No need to apologize, girl. Indiana Jerico 19:10:25 2/24/99 (0)

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: : Recently there has been another spate of troublemakers posing
: : as Forum regulars.  I'm very wary of requiring registration
: : to post, as it will discourage the casual visitor. However, I
: : can't just let this go on without any action, so I've come up
: : with a compromise.

: : I'm compiling a list of names and IP patterns which is checked
: : when any message is posted.  If there is a mismatch, a message
: : in red is prepended to the message, warning the reader that
: : the message is suspect.

: : Anyone who wants to protect their good name from impersonations
: : should send me details of their posting habits.  I can
: : accommodate multiple machines and a variety of pattern matching.
: : I need the nickname/handle/pseudonym you want protected and
: : the pattern of the IPs you post from.

: : For example, if you have a dialup PPP connection at home
: : your IP address probably changes every time you dialup, and at
: : work, you might post occasionally on your lunchhour from
: : your desk. Your information might be something like:

: : Rocky Racoon
: : ends with ppp.dialup.net
: : cube42.megacorp.com

: : If you know how to formulate regular
: : expressions, I can use those directly, otherwise just describe
: : the pattern you see in your posts in plain English.

: : After you send your information, I'll give you the URL to a test
: : area where you can post from the machines you have access to,
: : and make sure your legitimate posts don't raise any red flags.

: : --Micah

: I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused.  It really probably is my fault that those two did those things.  They're jerks and I shouldn't have let them see what I was doing.  I'm really sorry that these measures have to be taken.

: LFM

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